I am 8 weeks post op tummy tuck and my incision keeps opening in certain areas. What should I do? (photo)

Dear NeedCurves,Thank you for your question.  It looks like you may be s"spitting sutures".  Some people react with more inflammation to the buried dissolvable sutures than others.  Just follow th wound care advice from your surgeons office; we typically advise warm compresses and neopsoirn oint to the open areas.  It may take awhile, but this will resolve itsleg.  Hope this helps & good luck.James Sheridan, MD

Thank you for your question. Aside from the small, superficial wounds, you seem to be healing up fine. The superficial wounds that you have may be due to a number of things - it may be due to excessive pressure, or friction along the incision line; a suture or stitch that has become somewhat exposed and is now causing a reaction; or for no reason at all. I would suggest just keeping the areas clean and covered - you can likely ditch a lot of the other products you are using. These can be time intensive, and expensive, and you may not be actually be helping the wound healing process. As always, ensure that you keep in touch with your Plastic Surgeon and follow his advice. Best of luck! You should heal up shortly. 

Thanks for the question and photo.  It is not uncommon for patients to experience delayed small openings in their abdominoplasty incisions.  Most commonly, they are from dissolvable stitches the 'spit'.  Using honey or topical ointments such as Bacitracin/Polysporin/Bactroban or even honey (which is much more messy) work,  They eventually stop and you should heal just fine.  Continue following ip with your Plastic Surgeon.Dr T